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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181710 | Tube-end device for fire extinguishment A tube-end device for fire extinguishment jets and sprays pressurized and fed water, seawater, or aqueous fire-extinguishing agent from a tube end. The tube-end device for fire extinguishment is provided with: an induction electrode unit disposed in an emission spac... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7419010 | Seal breaking apparatus of gas cylinder The present invention provides a fire extinguisher. The fire extinguisher has two cylindrical bodies that can house a plurality of gas cylinders; a plurality of cylinder holders; a plurality of needle tubes that can break sealing plates sealing the gas cylinders; an... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7360605 | Thermally protected reservoir for onboard fire suppression system An automotive vehicle includes a vehicle body and at least one reservoir containing a fire suppressant agent. A distribution system receives the fire suppression agent from the reservoir and conducts the agent to at least one location about the vehicle's body in res... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353883 | Automotive fire suppression system with quick connect fire suppression agent distribution system An onboard fire suppression system for an automotive vehicle includes at least one reservoir containing a fire suppressant agent and a propellant, operatively associated with the reservoir, for expelling the fire suppressant agent from the reservoir. A distribution ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7325622 | Extinguishing-medium container and system of containers Extinguishing-medium container includes a tubular body (2) which can be coupled together with a first and a second end piece (5, 6), which second end piece (6) has at least one outlet duct (33) for ejection of extinguishing medium (26 | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318484 | Self servicing fire extinguisher with external operated internal mixing with wide mouth and external pressurized canister Improvements to a portable fire extinguisher where the improvements relate to a system where the owner of the extinguisher can service and maintain their fire protection. Systems in place today require the servicing of a third party. The service companies (third par... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7258172 | Automotive fire suppression system with porous distribution nozzles An onboard fire suppression system has a distribution network including porous, pressure-responsive nozzles which deliver fire suppression agent in a uniform pattern, without the need for drilling or other machining of nozzle orifices. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7216676 | Apparatus and method for shaping hose A shaped hose assembly includes a length of hose having an external surface and a hose form including a non-continuous, generally curved wall that extends around the circumference of the external surface of the hose. The wall includes a first axially extending end a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198111 | Automotive vehicle with fire suppression system An automotive vehicle includes a vehicle body and at least one reservoir containing a fire suppressant agent. A distribution system receives the fire suppression agent from the reservoir and conducts the agent to at least one location about the vehicle's body in res... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182881 | Fire extinguishing agent and fire extinguisher A fire extinguishing agent contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an alkali hydrogencarbonate and an alkali carbonate, the alkali hydrogencarbonate being thermally decomposed to generate carbon dioxide and an alkali carbonate, a metal o... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178604 | Fire extinguisher with means for preventing freezing at outlet A method and an apparatus for preventing freezing at the outlet of a fire extinguisher are disclosed. Moisture in the fire extinguisher fluid is removed by contacting the fluid in the fire extinguisher bottle with a desiccant such as molecular sieve 3A. After the fl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156184 | Inert rendering method with a nitrogen buffer The invention relates to an inert rendering method for preventing and/or extinguishing fires in enclosed spaces, wherein an oxygen-inhibiting gas is introduced into the target area in order to adjust a first basic level of inertion with a reduced oxygen content in c... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153446 | Fire and explosion suppression A fire or explosion suppression system comprises a source (30) of a liquid suppressant under pressure, and a source (32) of an inert gas under pressure. The liquid suppressant is a chemical substance having a low environmental impact, with a short atmo... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128163 | Self servicing fire extinguisher with external operated internal mixing with wide mouth and external COchamber Improvements to a portable fire extinguisher are disclosed. The improvements allow for frequent and simpler untrained and automatic self servicing of a fire extinguisher. The improvements include an anti-bridging mechanism that can be articulated from the exterior o... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121354 | Fire extinguishing device and method A fire extinguishing device and associated methods. The device is adapted to be positioned in proximity to a fire and operable in response to heat output by the fire. The device includes a first reservoir, containing a fluid, adapted to receive the heat from the fir... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117950 | Fire suppression system A vehicular and marine fire suppression system for detecting and suppressing and quenching fires. The vehicular and marine fire suppression system including a first canister, a second canister and an actuation mechanism. The first canister houses a fire suppressing ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7082999 | Pressurization system for fire extinguishers A fire extinguisher includes a gas generator for pressurizing a suppressant. The generator includes an ignition cord within a flexible tube extending within an interior of an extinguisher bottle. Advantageously, there is additional generant between the tube and the ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7044404 | Pneumatic liquid-delivery device A fluid delivery device for supplying fluids, particularly automotive fluids supplied to fluid reservoirs. To attain this, a vessel configured to hold a liquid includes a pressurized gas inlet configured to receive gas into the vessel through a passageway in an inte... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028782 | System and method for suppressing fires A method and apparatus for suppressing a fire utilizing non-azide solid gas propellant generation to produce and transport a suitable gas for suppressing a fire in a normally occupied area. The nitrogen gas produced by the solid propellant gas generation is optional... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6902009 | Fire extinguisher with means for preventing freezing at outlet A method and an apparatus for preventing freezing at the outlet of a fire extinguisher are disclosed. Moisture in the fire extinguisher fluid is removed by contacting the fluid in the fire extinguisher bottle with a desiccant such as molecular sieve 3A. After the fl... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6866103 | Stationary automatic fire-extinguishing installation An installation includes spray nozzles (1) connected to a pressurized extinguishing liquid supply line (3). Fire detecting elements are connected to elements controlling the supply of the nozzles. The installation comprises a compressed gas container (... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6810964 | Pressurization system for fire extinguishers A fire extinguisher includes a gas generator for pressurizing a suppressant. The generator includes an ignition cord within a flexible tube extending within an interior of an extinguisher bottle. Advantageously, there is additional generant between the tube and the ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6763894 | Clean agent fire suppression system and rapid atomizing nozzle in the same An atomizing nozzle and fixed clean agent fire suppression system. The system stores gas fire suppressant in a liquefied state separate from propellant gas. Upon demand, the propellant charges the gas fire suppressant to provide a piston flow system that pushes the ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6702033 | Hybrid fire extinguisher A discharge valve element seals the outlet of a fire extinguisher vessel holding a fire suppressant. A source of gas pressurizes the suppressant at least when the extinguisher vessel is in a discharging condition. When the pressure acting on the element e... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6663017 | Device for generating a pressurized stream of treating media A device for generating a pressurized stream of treating media including a vessel (4) containing the treating media (6), a pressurized fluid delivery assembly (16) for delivering a pressurized fluid to the vessel (4) and a conduit (14) for transporting th... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6543547 | Portable foam fire extinguisher with pressured gas foam In a portable foam fire extinguisher with pressurized foam stabilization, including a container for the fire extinguishing medium, a pressurized gas bottle in communication with the container and a fire extinguisher gun connected to the container by a hos... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6394188 | Vehicular fire extinguishing device A fire extinguishing or suppressing device having a rigid vessel with an interior space and an exit. An unexpandable flexible bladder is positioned in the interior space of the rigid vessel forming a space between the flexible bladder and the rigid vessel... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6267183 | Fire suppressant foam generation apparatus The fire suppressant foam generation and application apparatus comprises a backpack mounted unit that produces a low moisture content fire suppressant foam for use in fire fighting applications. This apparatus draws fire suppressant foam concentrate from ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6257341 | Compact affordable inert gas fire extinguishing system A compact, affordable fire extinguishing system utilizes a combination of compressed inert gas tanks and solid propellent gas generator s to provide a blend of inert gasses to extinguish fires in an enclosure. The compressed inert gas tanks may contain ga... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6241164 | Effervescent liquid fine mist apparatus and method An apparatus for creating a fine liquid mist includes a container capable of holding fluid; one of a perforated basket and a porous bag disposed in the container; a liquid supply connector connected to the container; a mixing chamber connected to the cont... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6155351 | Foam based product solution delivery apparatus The foam based product solution delivery apparatus is simple in structure and operation and makes use of pressurized gas to power a pressure operated pump to draw the water/foam-concentrate/product(s) from supply tank(s) and propel the resultant solution ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6138766 | Apparatus for preparing and disseminating novel fire extinguishing agents Apparatus including two containers, two liquids or liquid mixtures pressued within the containers, a blending section for dispersing intimately one liquid into the other, and a nozzle providing sufficient flow resistance so that the moieties remain liqui... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6112822 | Method for delivering a fire suppression composition to a hazard A method for delivering a liquid fire suppression composition to a fire includes storing the fire suppression composition and a pressurized gas in separate containers, detecting the occurrence of a fire to be suppressed, within about 60 seconds of detecti... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6016874 | Compact affordable inert gas fire extinguishing system A compact, affordable fire extinguishing system utilizes a combination of compressed inert gas tanks and solid propellent gas generators to provide a blend of inert gases to extinguish fires in an enclosure. The compressed inert gas tanks may contain gase... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5845716 | Method and apparatus for dispensing liquid with gas A method and apparatus for dispensing a liquid, such as a fire suppressing gent, with a gas wherein both the liquid and a combustible propellant for generating the gas are stored in separate sealed compartments at atmospheric pressure. The liquid is stored... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5727635 | Vehicular and marine fire suppression system A vehicular and marine fire suppression system (10) for suppressing and quenching fires. The vehicular and marine fire suppression system (10) including a first canister (12), a second canister (20) and an actuating mechanism (26). The first canister (12)... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5664631 | Apparatus for impulse fire extinguishing The invention relates to an apparatus for impulse fire extinguishing which includes an ejection tube for storing fire fighting powder or liquid and a container for storing gaseous propellant. The container is connected to the ejection tube. A quick action... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5660236 | Discharging fire and explosion suppressants A nozzle unit for discharging and atomizing a fire or explosion suppressant comprises a rigid-walled cylindrical container having a nozzle portion at one end with radially directed discharge orifices. A rupturable barrier normally blocks the nozzle portio... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5623995 | Fire suppressant foam generation apparatus The fire suppressant foam generation and application apparatus produces a low moisture content fire suppressant foam for use in fire fighting applications. The reduction in the water content of the fire suppressant foam is accomplished by the use of press... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5582254 | Pressure container, especially for a fire extinguishing agent A pressurized container consisting mainly of a protective flask, a lid, an elastic storage bag disposed within the flask, and a working bag disposed within the elastic storage bag. The elastic storage bag is filled with a predetermined amount of a desired... | 12/10/1996 |
